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Euro 2016 Qualifiers FT Oct 16 @ Gibraltar W4 - 0Euro 2016 Qualifiers FT Nov 18 @ Netherlands L0 - 12:45 pm GMT-04:00 Sep 10 vs Greece Ireland ( Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ ), also known as the Republic of Ireland ( Poblacht na hÉireann ), [a] is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island.
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Geopolitically, the island of Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), an independent state covering five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.
- 84,421 km² (32,595 sq mi)
- Northwestern Europe
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2 days ago · The republic of Ireland occupies the greater part of an island lying to the west of Great Britain, from which it is separated—at distances ranging from 11 to 120 miles (18 to 193 km)—by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St. George’s Channel.
Learn how Ireland became two countries: the Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state, and Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom. Explore the historical and political factors that shaped the island's partition and its relations with Britain and the EU.
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Learn about Ireland's culture, history, economy, and global role. Find out how to visit, work, study, or invest in Ireland, and get information on passports, visas, and diplomatic missions.
In 1949, only 26 counties explicitly became a republic under the terms of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948, definitively ending its tenuous membership of the British Commonwealth. In 1973 the Republic of Ireland joined the European Communities (EC) as a member state which would later become the European Union (EU).
Apr 9, 2024 · Ireland country profile. 9 April. Ireland emerged from the conflict that marked its birth as an independent state to become one of Europe's economic success stories in the final decade of the...